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Royal dental guide up for auction

A dentistry guide written by the dentist Thomas Berdmore who was dentist to King George III, is up for auction. It is one of the first books detailing the art of dentistry, and the guide details painful methods such as using pliers and gold wire on crooked teeth. anybody with a fear of going to the dentist should not read it.

It does however warn of the dangers of smoking and and sugar on teeth.

The book, "A Treatise on the Disorders and Deformities of the Teeth and Gums and the Most Rational Methods of Treating Them", was written in 1770. It is still bound in its original calfskin and will be auctioned next week. It is expected to fetch £300.

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